 | English  | German | |
 | Godspeed! [a wish for good fortune, expressed at parting] | 668 Pfiati! [südd.] [Abschiedsgruß] [Gott behüte dich!] | |
| Verbs |
| to spend sth. [money, an amount, a fortune, etc.] | 3191 etw.Akk. ausgeben [Geld, einen Betrag, ein Vermögen etc.] | |
| to dissipate [fortune, energy] | 772 verschwenden | |
| to blow sth. [coll.] [spend recklessly] [one's money, a fortune, etc.] | 527 etw.Akk. verprassen | |
| to snag sth. [Am.] [coll.] [obtain by quick action or good fortune] | 127 etw.Akk. ergattern [ugs.] | |
| to dissipate sth. [to spend wastefully, squander] [money, sb.'s fortune, etc.] | 100 etw.Akk. verprassen | |
| to dissipate sth. [energy, a fortune] | 87 etw.Akk. verzetteln [vergeuden, vertun] | |
| Nouns |
| fortune [fate, e.g. to tell sb.'s fortune] | 1285 Schicksal {n} | |
| vagary [of fortune] | 54 Tücke {f} [des Glücks] | |
| fin. control [of money, fortune] | 41 Verwaltung {f} [von Geld, Vermögen] | |
| adventurer [soldier of fortune] | 31 Glücksritter {m} | |
| dissipation [of fortune] | 18 Durchbringen {n} [Geld, Besitz] | |
| [female inheritor of a large fortune] | Millionenerbin {f} | |
| games toys chatterbox [paper fortune teller] | Himmel und / oder Hölle <HoH> [mit Verb im Singular] [Fingerspiel, Papierspiel] | |
| unhappiness [bad fortune] | Unglückseligkeit {f} | |
| 2 Words |
| to come into [a fortune] | erben [Vermögen] | |
| to drink sth. away [one's money, one's fortune, etc.] | etw.Akk. vertrinken [sein Geld, sein Vermögen etc.] | |
| to fiddle sth. away [coll.] [a fortune] | etw.Akk. verfiedeln [ugs.] [ein Vermögen] | |
| idiom to make good [make a fortune] | sein Glück machen [finanziell, ökonomisch] | |
| to piss sth. away [vulg.] [money, fortune] | etw. sinnlos verprassen | |
| esot. card reader [fortune teller] | Kartenleger {m} | |
| hist. relig. lucky cat [also: maneki-neko, lucky money cat, fortune cat] | Glückskatze {f} [auch: Maneki-neko, Winkende Katze, Winkekatze] | |
| 3 Words |
| out of luck {adj} [idiom] [lacking good fortune] | vom Pech verfolgt [fig.] | |
| to be blessed with sth. [honour, fortune etc.] | etw.Gen. teilhaftig sein / werden [veraltet] [geh.] | |
| esot. games Wheel of Fortune <X> [also: wheel of fortune] [Tarot card] | Rad {n} des Schicksals <X> [Tarotkarte] | |
| 4 Words |
| to see a fortune teller [female fortune teller] | eine Wahrsagerin aufsuchen | |
